REPORT OF TEE CHEMIST 



157 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Prince Edward Island — Six samples forwarded by Mr. Callaglian, of Charlotteto-wn, 

 have been examined. The results are much more favourable than those of 1901, indi- 

 cating in the majority of instances beets with a very satisfactory sugar content and 

 quite suitable for factory purposes. 



Sugar Beets, Prince Edward Island, 1902. 



The beets were well grown, free from forkiness and not too large. 



JVbvrt Scotia, Nappan. — A summary of the particulars of growth, as furnished by 

 Mr. R. Robertson, superintendent, is as follows : ' Sown, May 20 ; pulled, Oct. 28 ; 

 drills, 2 feet apart, plants thinned to 1 foot ; clay loam manured at the rate of 20 tons 

 per acre with farm-yard manure ; previous crop, clover and aftermath ploughed ixi.' All 

 the roots were well grown, free from forkiness and not too large.' 



Analysis of Sugar Beets, Nappan, N.S., 1902. 



Variety. 



Vilmorin's Improved 



Danish Improved 



Red Top Sugar . . 



Red Top White 



Tres Riche (French very rich) 



Royal Giant 



Lane's Improved 



Klein Wanzleben 



Danish Red Top 



Percentage 

 of Sugar 

 in Juice. 



14 

 10 

 12 

 13 

 16 

 8 

 11 

 16 

 10 



57 

 18 

 31 

 20 

 95 

 75 

 62 

 08 

 76 



Average 



Weight of 



one Root. 



Lbs. Oz. 

 14 



1 



9 



11 



13 







8 



15 

 

 6 



